Journal of Liver Cancer

BC Yoo

1 Article

Liver Abscess after Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinomas: DH Kim Choi, EH Park, JH Lee, KC Koh, SW Paik, BC Yoo, DI Choi; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2005;5(1):75-77. Published online June 30, 2005

Abstract PDF: During the past two decades, various image-guided tumor ablation techniques for the local control of malignant hepatic tumors have been developed. In comparison with surgical resection, the potential merits of these techniques involve the reduction of morbidity and the preservation of liver parenchyma. Hence, these techniques have largely replaced surgical resection for treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and poor hepatic functional reserve. Several previous reports have shown that radiofrequency ablation is superior to other local ablation technique, such as ethanol or microwave ablation therapy. Even though percutaneous radiofrequency ablation is considered a safe treatment modality, the a variety of complications have been reported. Of these, liver abscess is one of the most common complications. Here, we present a patient diagnosed as liver abscess after RF ablation procedure for treating hepatocellular carcinoma.